THE RAKE MAGAZINE
JAUNT: WHERE ANGELS TREAD
Date September 2025, Author Tres Dean
WHERE TO SHOP
Wanna Buy A Watch?
L.A. is home to boutiques for every high-end watchmaker you could name. Skip all of them. Get an appointment at Wanna Buy A Watch?, a vintage timepiece dealership in West Hollywood boasting the most impressive for-sale collection in all of Los Angeles. It’s not just that the pieces in the store are rare; the selection is curated. There’s not a single bad watch in the store, a rare quality in a field in which price tag often supersedes taste.
Original Article: Tres Dean September 2025
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OUR LATEST ADDITIONS
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Rolex Explorer 1 ref# 14270 “Swiss” circa 1999
$7,450.00 SKU: 72864-
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Rotonde de Cartier Retrograde GMT 42mm ref 3773 w/ Card 2017
$6,750.00 SKU: 72849-
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Rolex SS Oyster Perpetual Airking ref 5500 Black Dial circa 1987
$5,500.00 SKU: 70265-266-
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Rolex Explorer 1 ref 14270 Tritium Lume circa 1993
$7,450.00 SKU: 72857-
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Vacheron & Constantin 14K YG circa 1940s
$5,850.00 SKU: 73013-
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Rolex Day Date President 18K YG ref 18038 circa 1981 Walnut Burlwood Dial
$25,500.00 SKU: 72732-
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Omega Seamaster De Ville ref 165.008 circa 1968
$2,450.00 SKU: 71478-
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Cartier Santos Lady’s ref# 0906 Automatic Retro Burgundy Dial circa 1980s
$6,850.00 SKU: 72644-
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Vacheron & Constantin 18K YG Basket Weave circa 1970s
$16,950.00 SKU: 72683-
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Rolex Datejust ref 16220 Gray Ghost Dial circa 1988
$6,950.00 SKU: 72742-
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Cartier Lady’s Tank Solo ref 3168 18K YG/SS circa 2020s
$5,950.00 SKU: 72681-
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Hamilton Aquatimer Stainless Steel circa 1970’s
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Rolex Cellini 18K YG ref 3332 circa 1976
$13,950.00 SKU: 72726-
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Cartier Mini Baignoire 18K YG ref 1960 Box & Papers
$19,500.00 SKU: 72687-
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Rolex ref 18038 Day Date President 18K YG circa 1978 Box & Papers
$20,750.00 SKU: 72746-
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Rolex Submariner ref 16808 18K YG Tropical “Stone Wash Denim” circa 1981
$31,900.00 SKU: 52351-
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Cartier MC Stainless Steel ref 3589 circa 2016 w/ Card
$4,950.00 SKU: 72852-
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Chronoswiss “Opus” Skeleton Chronograph 18K YG ref# 7522SR Papers circa 1990s
$12,950.00 SKU: 72664-
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Rolex 18K WG Midsize President ref 78279 31mm circa 1997
$16,500.00 SKU: 71657-
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Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref 1018 36mm circa 1964
$5,500.00 SKU: 72736-